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Virginia 2027 QCTs and DDAs by county

HUD's 2027 list puts 243 Virginia census tracts, home to 878,816 people in the 2020 Census, in qualified census tracts, across 61 counties; Richmond city (25), Norfolk city (19), Newport News city (15) have the most. 5 nonmetropolitan counties are difficult development areas. 57 ZIP code areas (ZCTAs) are Small Area DDAs. A building in a QCT or DDA can take 130% of eligible basis. The lists apply to allocations and bond issues after December 31, 2026.

2432027 qualified census tracts
878,816people in them (2020 Census)
5nonmetro DDA counties
57Small Area DDA ZIP codes

Qualified census tracts by county

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County2027 QCTsPopulation in QCTsMonitored LIHTC properties in QCTs
Accomack County13,0460
Albemarle County310,7711
Alexandria city730,3087
Arlington County418,26916
Bristol city39,0276
Buchanan County49,1510
Buena Vista city13,2841
Caroline County12,3460
Carroll County12,5110
Charlotte County12,7320
Charlottesville city519,6564
Chesapeake city519,02316
Chesterfield County511,5116
Colonial Heights city13,6463
Covington city12,9620
Danville city616,2205
Fairfax County1159,9279
Fluvanna County15,5800
Franklin city13,4855
Fredericksburg city29,1616
Halifax County14,3433
Hampton city620,3736
Harrisonburg city316,2861
Henrico County1030,67016
Henry County13,2931
Hopewell city310,4640
Lee County25,9964
Loudoun County16,7023
Lynchburg city414,30311
Manassas Park city210,0090
Martinsville city37,9163
Mecklenburg County25,2102
Montgomery County621,5765
Nelson County27,4361
Newport News city1553,46534
Norfolk city1966,92730
Norton city13,6873
Petersburg city618,74611
Pittsylvania County12,6580
Portsmouth city1132,63724
Prince Edward County13,2750
Prince George County14,8421
Prince William County1259,93118
Pulaski County14,1552
Radford city29,1384
Richmond city2588,28756
Roanoke city1037,8579
Rockingham County13,0600
Russell County25,6091
Scott County13,3361
Smyth County12,8950
Spotsylvania County414,37211
Stafford County12,1141
Suffolk city36,6673
Tazewell County514,4352
Virginia Beach city413,8638
Waynesboro city15,0931
Westmoreland County13,7761
Winchester city13,8122
Wise County24,1962
Wythe County12,7902

Sources: HUD 2027 QCT data file (qct_data_2027.xlsx), checked tract by tract against HUD's QCT2027.csv; population from the 2020 Census columns in that file. Properties: HUD's LIHTC database (LIHTCPUB, revised May 28, 2026), monitored properties by 2020 tract.

Nonmetropolitan DDA counties

Every site in these counties is in a 2027 difficult development area: Accomack County, Essex County, Northumberland County, Prince Edward County, Westmoreland County.

Small Area DDA ZIP codes

In metro areas HUD designates DDAs by ZIP Code Tabulation Area. A ZCTA follows ZIP code boundaries closely but not exactly, so check a specific address with the lookup.

Metro area2027 Small Area DDA ZCTAs
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA20833
Harrisonburg, VA MSA22840
Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area23059, 23116, 23120, 23146, 23226, 23801, 23832
Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area24083
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA22939
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area23314, 23320, 23322, 23323, 23433, 23435, 23436, 23451, 23452, 23453, 23454, 23455, 23456, 23460, 23461, 23462, 23464, 23510, 23511, 23604, 23651, 23662, 23665, 23692, 23693, 23696
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area20105, 20136, 20152, 20169, 20812, 20817, 20818, 20841, 20854, 20896, 22060, 22066, 22102, 22153, 22182, 22201, 22202, 22203, 22314
Winchester, VA-WV MSA22656

Changes from the 2026 lists

Compared with HUD's 2026 lists, Virginia gains 23 qualified census tracts and loses 34; 13 Small Area DDA ZIP codes are new and 8 dropped off; 3 nonmetro DDA counties are new and 0 dropped off. A site that dropped off keeps its status for an application filed before 2027 and allocated within 730 days. Every state's changes.

CountyTracts new for 2027Tracts dropped since 2026
Fairfax County4214, 4823.024219, 4507.02, 4515.01, 4516.02, 4528.01
Richmond city211, 413, 605.02210, 212, 610.01
Alexandria city2001.02, 2001.082001.05, 2004.08
Henrico County2005.012011.03, 2015.04
Portsmouth city21152120, 2123
Roanoke city4, 23.01, 26
Chesterfield County1006, 1008.06
Franklin County207.01, 207.02
Lynchburg city4, 11
Montgomery County214202.01
Newport News city322.28312
Pittsylvania County103.02106
Prince William County9010.159006.02
Albemarle County106.03
Arlington County1017.04
Bedford County501.01
Buchanan County101
Campbell County207
Charlottesville city4.01
Chesapeake city209.10
Covington city601
Dickenson County402
Halifax County9302.02
Hampton city101.04
Hopewell city8201
Norfolk city65.01
Spotsylvania County201.10
Tazewell County201
Virginia Beach city402
Wythe County502.02

Nonmetro DDA counties new for 2027: Accomack County, Prince Edward County, Westmoreland County.

Small Area DDA ZIP codes new for 2027: 20896, 22102, 22203, 23433, 23436, 23451, 23452, 23453, 23454, 23460, 23462, 23464, 23662.

Small Area DDA ZIP codes dropped: 20155, 20816, 22101, 22213, 22308, 23438, 23457, 23691.

Computed by us from HUD's 2026 and 2027 files; 2026 notice: FR Doc. 2025-19007.

Designations: HUD 2027 QCT and DDA designations, FR Doc. 2026-20390 (91 FR 63573, Oct. 6, 2026).

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